Lionel Messi swept in his 69th UEFA Champions League goal as FC Barcelona swept aside AFC Ajax at the Camp Nou on matchday three. His latest strike in Europe placed him just two behind Raúl González in the competition’s all-time top scorer listings. UEFA.com reflects on his landmark goals to date as the 27-year-old looks set to add another milestone.
THE FIRST – FC Barcelona 5-0 Panathinaikos FC, 02/11/2005
It took Messi five games to break his duck in the UEFA Champions League, but once he made his breakthrough in the 2005/06 season, there was to be no stopping him. With the Blaugrana already two up on their visitors, Samuel Eto’o harassed the Greek side’s back line into a mistake on the left-hand corner of the box, which the Argentinian pounced upon, dinking the ball over the onrushing Mario Galinović before firing into an empty net. The first of many.
THE FINAL – FC Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United FC, 28/05/2011
Barcelona put on a master class at Wembley to see off United, and man-of-the-match Messi scored his side’s crucial second early in the second half to put the Spanish champions back in front. Sir Alex Ferguson declared after the match: “While players like Lionel Messi and Xavi [Hernández] are around it will be very difficult to beat them. They’re the best team I have ever seen.” High praise indeed.THE WONDER GOAL – Real Madrid CF 0-2 FC Barcelona, 27/04/2011......complete this here
Messi's top UEFA Champions League goals
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